RGB1005HS -- INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT -M. Kolarcik – January, 2011 Thursdays 7-9pm
This introductory course explores the thematic unity of the Old Testament
under the heading of Covenantal Theology. Significant covenantal
moments are studied in their historical manifestations, cultic realizations,
and literary expressions (Abram, Sinai, David/Zion, Prophetic, Exile,
Deuteronomic, Priestly-Noah/Abraham, Wisdom, New Testamental
Period). Literary and rhetorical analysis, historical and textual criticism
are employed as means of exploring the biblical texts. Lectures, readings,
six study papers, group collaboration in defining two sets of some fifty
technical terms..
Textbook: COLLINS, John J. Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (with
CDRom). Minneapolis: Fortress, 2004. (Ordered at Crux Book Store,
Wycliffe College).
Recommended texts :
ANDERSON, Bernard W., Steven BISHOP, Judith H. NEWMAN. Understanding the
Old Testament. 5th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall: 2007
CAMPBELL, Antony, F., Mark A. O’BRIEN. Rethinking the Pentateuch, Prolegomena
to the Theology of Ancient Israel. Louisville, KE: Westminster John Knox, 2005.
HAHN, Scott W. Kinship by Covenant: A Canonical Approach to the Fulfillment of
God's Saving Promises. The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library. New Haven: Yale
University, 2009.
LEVENSON, Jon. Sinai and Zion: an Entry into the Jewish Bible. San Fransisco: Harper
& Row, 1987.
ANDERSON, Bernhard W. Contours of Old Testament Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress,
1999.
BRIGHT, John. A History of Israel. 4th edition. Philadelphia: Westminster, 2001.
Two general introductions which I regularly use are:
BOADT, Lawrence. Reading the Old Testament, an Introduction. New
York: Paulist, 1984.
CERESKO, Anthony. An Introduction to the Old Testament, A Liberation
Perspective. Updated and Revised. First edition, 1992. New York: Orbis,
Maryknoll, 2001.
For reading assignments and tasks for each lecture go to the Materials file under Content,
if you are logged in through the portal,or from the webpage to
Lecture Materials
For Guidance on Writing Style and specifically for referencing your work follow
Turabian (The University of Toronto Writing Manual)
Questions for study based on lecture material (in alphabetical characters)
and on reading assignments (in numerical characters).
Answer one question in three pages, double-spaced, timesroman12 point.
First Assignment Due January 27th
a) Explain briefly the narrative arch of call/covenant/test for the
Abrahamic covenant in Gen 12,15, 22.
b) What unique perspectives on covenant theology are presented in the
narrative of Genesis 15?
c) The story of the call for Abraham to sacrifice Isaac has been understood
as the climax of the entire Abrahamic cycle. What explanation would you
offer for this high regard the story has had in the history of interpretation?
1) Explain briefly the documentary hypothesis that accounts for the
divergent materials in the pentateuchal narratives (Ceresko, pp. 52-60;
Collins, pp. 47-65).
2) To what extent do the ancestral narratives in Genesis portray ancient
materials as well as betray signs of retrojection? (Bright, pp. 67-103)
3) To what extent must the religion of the ancestors be differentiated from
that of the official polytheisms of Mesopotamia? (Ceresko, pp 27-37;
Collins, pp. 25-46)
Second Assignment Due February 10th
d) How does the narration of the birth of Moses prefigure Israel as a
nation (Exodus 2)?
e) How does the story of the theophany from the burning bush represent a
radical change in the life of Moses?
f) The exodus narrative that reveals God's plan to liberate the Israelites
from Egypt is met by resistance in Moses, the people and in the Pharaoh.
What significance does the resistance have for the narrative in each case?
g) Explain the complexity and possible solutions in the notion that God is
presented as "hardening the heart" of the Pharaoh in the plague narrative
(Exodus 7--11).
h) What are the unique features of the Sinai covenant? How would you
differentiate it from the Abrahamic covenant?
i) Explain the major differences between the Sinai covenant and the
Vassal-Treaty form.
j) What are the important images and ideas in the Sinai covenant
according to the Elohist and the Yahwist traditions?
4) What are the arguments used to support the dating of the Exodus in the
15th and the 13th centuries? (Ceresko, pp. 72-79; Bright, pp. 120-133; )
Third Assignment Due March 3rd
k) In Joshua 2, the spies who are sent to search out the land find a haven in
Rahab's house, a prostitute. What purpose lies behind the narrator's
presentation of this spy story that says little about the actual spying and a
great deal about the family of the prostitute?
l) In Joshua 23-24, we have the leader, Joshua, before his death, calling for
the people to renew their covenant with God. What explanation would you
offer for the absence of any reference to the Sinai covenant?
m) The Book of Judges presents us continuously with a pattern of Israel
sinning, crying to God, and being delivered. Using Judges 10:6--11:12 as
an example, explain the pattern.
5) What are the arguments used to sustain the theories of Israel's conquest,
gradual infiltration, and uprising of Canaan? (Ceresko, pp. 89-112;
Collins, pp. 183-202; ABD 3: 545-558)
6) How would you characterize the Israelite religion with the socioreligious terms of monotheism, henotheism and polytheism? (Bright, pp.
144-162)
n) In 1 Samuel 8--12, which narrates Israel's request for a king to Samuel,
there are two positions, one positive and the other negative, toward the
establishment of a monarchy. What are some profound theological
implications behind this rather simple request of Israel "to be like the other
nations" and have a monarchy.
o) David succeeded in establishing the monarchy where Saul had failed.
What are some of the reasons the biblical writers offer for Saul's failure on
the one hand and David's success on the other?
p) Describe the progression of David's rise to power through his personal
relationship to Jonathan in the four episodes of 1 Sam 18:1-5; 19:1-7;
20:1-42; 23:15-18.
q) How does the Davidic covenant, which is conveyed through Nathan's
oracle and David’s Prayer in 2 Sam 7, represent a cultural shift for the
Israelites?
The purpose of this exercise of discussing the terms listed below is for
each student to become familiar with basic terminology we come across in
reading books and articles on the Old Testament. Below is the first set
of terms to be defined from your reading of J.J. Collins, A. Ceresko, J.
Bright, L. Boadt, and from the lectures: Provide a one sentence definition
for each term. Work in groups of three or four; divide up these words and
terms; and have a meeting where you discuss each term. As a group, send
your file of defined terms to me by email March 10th. Follow the same
procedure for the second set of terms for April 6th (see below).
Akhenaton -allegory -Amarna Letters -amphictyony -analogy -ANET -anthropomorphic -Apiru (Hapiru) -apodictic law -berit -case law (casuistic law) -chiastic structure --
Code of (Laws of) Hammurabi -concentric structure -Covenant Code (Book of the Covenant) -decalogue -Deuteronomist (D) -doublet (literary) -Elohist (E) -epic -eponymous writing -genealogy -Hittite -Hyksos -juxtaposition -legend -LXX -metaphor -Midianite -myth -parity treaty -Patriarchal Stories -pentateuch -Philistines -Priestly Writer (P) -redaction -saga -Sea Peoples -Septuagint -symbol -Talmud -Babylonian Talmud -Palestinian Talmud -Tel -theophany -Torah -treaty formulary -Tribal League -vassal treaty -Yahwist (J) -YHWH -Fourth Assignment Due March 17th
r) How would you characterize the essential aspects of literary prophecy
(the writing prophets) in Israel? Use the vocational experiences of Isaiah,
Jeremiah and Ezekiel as examples (Isa 6, Jer 1; Ezek 1-3). (Ceresko 165188, as well as lectures)
7) How do the three major prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, use the
past Mosaic and Davidic covenant expressions to express hope? (Ceresko
189-214, 221-231, Collins 307-378 and lectures)
8) Why was the Babylonian exile a serious threat to the faith of Israel?
(Ceresko 217-222, Boadt 383-386, Collins 331-377).
9) Explain the historical ramifications and events that led to the
Babylonian exile. (Bright, chs. 8-9, pp. 310-372, 4th ed.)
Fifth Assignment Due March 31st
10) How is the book of Deuteronomy the most complete example of a
treaty-formulary in the Bible? (Ceresko, 113- 124; Collins, 150-179).
s) Explain the concentric structure of Deut 8. How does this single chapter
represent the Deuteronomist's strategy to elicit a commitment on the part
of the Israelites? (lectures)
t) The sin of Kadesh Barnea which Moses recalls to the people before
they are to cross over the Jordan river (Deut 1), reveals the level of
conversion necessary for living faithfully in the Promised Land. Does this
Deuteronomonic understanding of sin and conversion throw any new light
on God hardening Pharaoh's heart in Exodus, on God forgiving David but
not Saul in the books of Samuel, and God telling Isaiah to make the heart
of the people dull lest they turn and be healed (Isa 6)? (lectures)
Second set of definition of terms to be submitted April 7th
Second set of terms to be defined from your reading of J.J. Collins, A.
Ceresko, J. Bright, L.Boadt, and from the lectures: From within your
group, provide a one sentence definition for each term. Definitions to be
sent by email to me ([email protected]) on Monday, April 6th.
Amorites -apocalyptic -apocrypha -Aramean -ark (of the covenant) -Canaanites -cosmology -Dead Sea (Qumran) Scrolls -Deutero-Isaiah -deuterocanonical -diaspora -didactic -divination -Ebla -Edomites -Enuma Elish -etiological stories -Exile -Gilgamesh Epic -henotheism -hexateuch -Hittite Grant -Jamnia --
Levites -Mari -Masoretes, Masoretic Text (MT) -Melchizedek -Merneptah Stele -messianic -Mishnah -Moabites -monotheism -parenetic (paraenetic)-Phoenicians -polytheism -prophet -Pseudepigrapha -rîb -sapiential (wisdom) writing -Tanak -Targum -tent of meeting (tabernacle) -tetragrammaton -tetrateuch -the Priestly Code -the Holiness Code (H) -theodicy -Trito-Isaiah -typology -Ugarit -Vulgate -Zadok –
Sixth Assignment Due April 14th (Thursday of Exam week)
u) What are some possible motives as to why Writers would add another
story of creation (Genesis 1) to that of the Yahwist account (Genesis
2:4—3:24)?
11 How is the opening account of creation (Genesis 1) to be understood as
critiquing the Babylonian myth of creation, the Enuma Elish? (Ceresko
244-253, Boadt, 114-117, Collins 67-77)
12) How would you account for the relative absence of the covenant
image in Wisdom Writings? What theological concern becomes the
backdrop for sapiential thought? (Ceresko, 273-282; Collins 487-495, 505508 lectures)
v) Compare and contrast the Deuteronomistic and Priestly approaches to
the crisis of faith occasioned by the Babylonian exile. How does each
tradition appeal to covenant images to respond to the crisis of faith?
(Mostly lectures)
w) Explain the Priestly emphases in covenant theology through their reworking of the Yahwist story of Noah (Genesis 9) and their reformulation
(Genesis 17) of the Yahwistic account of the covenant with Abraham.
(lectures)
x) Using the Joseph narrative (Gen 37—50) or the story of Jonah, explain
the main features and concerns of Wisdom Literature.
y) Explain the uniqueness of the personification of wisdom evidenced in
Prov 8, Sir 24, Wis 9.
z) What is New in the New Covenant of Christ? How is the relationship
between the Covenant of Sinai and the New Covenant of Christ conceived
and explained in Romans and in the Letter to the Hebrews?
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1) INTRODUCTORY BACKGROUND MATERIAL
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BACH, A. ed. Women in the Hebrew Bible: A Reader. New York:
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2) GENERAL INTRODUCTIONS TO "COVENANT"
AZELLES, H. "Covenant.” [Sacramentum Mundi, New York: 1975].
HILLERS, D.R. Covenant: The History of a Biblical Idea. Baltimore:
1969.
McCARTHY, D.J. Old Testament Covenant: A Survey of Current
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3) GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE COVENANT
ADEYEMI, F. The New Covenant Torah in Jeremiah and the Law of Christ in Paul. New
York: Peter Lang, 2006
BALTZER, K. The Covenant Formulary in the Old Testament. Translated D.E. Green.
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BRIGHT, J. Covenant and Promise: the prophetic understanding of the future in preexilic Israel. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1976.
BRUEGGEMANN, W. The Land: Place as Gift, Promise, and Challenge in the Biblical
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CLEMENTS, R.E. God's Chosen People: A Theological Interpretation of the Book of
Deuteronomy. London: SCM Press, 1968.
CLIFFORD, R. Deuteronomy, with Excursus on Covenant and Law. Old Testament
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CRENSHAW, J.L. Story and Faith, a Guide to the Old Testament. New York:
Macmillan, 1986.
CROSS, F.M. Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard
University, 1973. (See especially "The Ideologies of Kingship in the Era of the
Empire: Conditional Covenant and Eternal Decree.” 219-273).
DUMBRELL, William J. Covenant and Creation : a theology of Old Testament
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GUTHRIE, H. Israel's Sacred Songs: a study of dominant themes. New York: Seabury,
1966.
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Formulae from the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East. Analecta Biblica 88.
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McCARTHY, D.J. Treaty and Covenant: A Study in Form in the Ancient Oriental
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4) ARTICLES ON COVENANT
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VT 15 (1965).
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and Kudurru-Inscriptions Compared with Maledictions of Amos and
Isaiah.” ZAW 75 (1963).
FENSHAM, F.C. "Covenant, Promise and Expectation in the Bible.” TZ
23 (1967).
FENSHAM, F.C. "Malediction and Benediction in Ancient Near-Eastern
Vassal Treaties and the Old Testament.” ZAW 74 (1962).
FITZMYER, J.A. "The Aramaic Treaty from Sefire in the Museum of
Beirut.” CBQ 20 (1958).
FREEDMAN, D.N. "Divine Commitment and Human Obligation.”
Interpretation 18 (1964).
GERSTENBERGER, E. "Covenant and Commandment.” JBL 84 (1965).
HELD, M. "Philological Notes on the Mari Covenant Rituals.” BASOR
200 (1970).
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HILLERS, D.R. "berit 'am, Emancipation of the People.” JBL 97 (1978).
JOTHANN, C.D. "The Covenant and Covenant Making in the
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KLINE, M.G. "Law Covenant.” WestminThJ 27 (1964).
KLINE, M.G. "Dynastic Covenant.” WestminThJ 27 (1964).
LEVENSON, J.D. "The Davidic Covenant and its Modern Interpreters.”
CBQ 41 (1979).
MARTIN-ACHARD, R. "La nouvelle alliance selon Jérémie.” RThPh
3:12 (1962); also in [Questions disputées... see D.J. McCarthy]
MARTIN-ACHARD, R. "La signification de l'alliance dans l'Ancien
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MAYES, A.D.H. "The Covenant on Sinai and the Covenant with David.”
Hermathena 110 (1970).
MAYES, A.D.H. "King and Covenant, a study of 1K 22-23.”
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McCARTHY, D.J. "berit and Covenant in the Deuteronomistic History.”
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McCARTHY, D.J. "berit in Old Testament History and Theology.” Bib
53 (1972).
McCARTHY, D.J. "2Sam 7 and the Structure of the Deuteronomistic
History.” JBL 84 (1965).
McCARTHY, D.J. "Covenant Relationships.” [Questions disputées
d'Ancien Testament, BETL 33, ed. C.H.W. Brekelmans, LeuvenGembloux: 1974].
McCARTHY, D.J. "Prophets and Covenantal Community.” Jeevadhara
11 (1981).
D.J. McCARTHY, "Moses' Dealings with Pharaoh.” CBQ 27 (1965).
McCARTHY, D.J. "Notes on the Love of God in Deuteronomy and the
Father-Son Relationship between Yahweh and Israel.” CBQ 27 (1972)
144-147.
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McKENZIE, J.L. "The Dynastic Oracle: 2 Sam 7.” ThSt 8 (1947) 187218.
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W. MOST, "A Biblical Theology of Redemption in a Covenantal
Framework.” CBQ 29 (1959).
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Formulations.” VT 9 (1959).
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(1974).
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RIEMANN, P.A. "Covenant, Mosaic.” [IDB, suppl. vol, Nashville: 1976].
SWETNAM, J. "Why was Jeremiah's new covenant new?.” [Studies on
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TSEVAT, M. "The House of David in Nathan's Prophecy.” Bib 46
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TSEVAT, M. "The Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Vassal Oaths and
the Prophet Ezekiel.” JBL 78 (1959).
WEINFELD, M. "berith - Covenant vs Obligation.” Bib 56 (1975).
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(1967).
WEINFELD, M. "Jeremiah and the Spiritual Metamorphis of Israel.”
ZAW 88 (1976).
WHITLEY, C.F. "Covenant and Commandment in Israel.” JNES 22
(1963).
WIJNGAARDS, J. "Death and Resurrection in Covenantal Contexts
(Hosea 6:2).” VT 17 (1967).
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EVALUATION: Six short essays (three-page, double-spaced, timesroman12 point) on
selected questions arising from reading materials and class lectures
(due on Jan 27, Feb 10, Mar 3, Mar 17, Mar 31. Apr 14).
Two sets of definitions of terms employed in Old Testament studies (to be
done in groups of three or four).
First set is due on March 10th.
Second set is due on April 7th.
Michael Kolarcik